La fuerza y el movimiento (Forces and Motion)

Kids often play with magnets, yet they don't learn how these playthings work for many years. Practical knowledge from their play can help them learn more about magnetism, and so can this book. Specially written for those with reading challenges or readers looking for a review, the main text covers important vocabulary, magnetic fields, and a discussion of why metals and magnets come together. Diagrams and succinct fact boxes offer additional ways to learn each concept and explain some ideas in greater detail.

The US president is the face of the United States to the rest of the world. However, he or she doesn’t have unlimited power within the country. The president has certain powers given by the Constitution, including the ability to make treaties, appoint some important government officials, and veto laws. Readers learn the many duties of the president in simple, clear language appropriate for both younger readers and older readers looking for a succinct review of the topic. Fact boxes supplement the main content with important details about checks and balances, amendments, and more that affect...

The early nineteenth century in the United States was a study of contrasts. On the one hand, the Jazz Age brought cultural liberation, vivacity, and reckless consumption; on the other, the Great Depression brought poverty and desperation to millions. Explore these periods in American history through the eyes of the people who lived them.

Recounts the life of the Puerto Rican baseball star from his childhood poverty to his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and discusses his humanitarian efforts, his untimely death, and his contributions to the sport.

Just for girls in your life, ages 8 and up, this collection of 100 extraordinary stories of women of faith--from the Bible, history, and today--will empower them to know and understand how women have made a difference in the world and how much smaller our faith (and the biblical record) would be without them. Exclusivamente para niñas de ocho años en adelante, esta recopilación de 100 historias extraordinarias de mujeres de fe --de la Biblia, de la historia y de hoy-- las empoderará para que sepan y entiendan cómo las mujeres han marcado la diferencia en el mundo y lo pequeña que sería ...

Las XLII Jornadas de teatro clásico de Almagro se centraron en el teatro novohispano y, especialmente, en la figura y en la obra de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Estas actas reúnen los trabajos presentados en las sesiones que tuvieron lugar en Almagro en julio de 2019. Se abre el volumen con la transcripción del interesante diálogo mantenido entre Beatriz Aracil y Margo Glantz sobre Sor Juana, al que siguen tres trabajos sobre esta importante escritora. A continuación, encontramos dos trabajos sobre Juan Ruiz de Alarcón y uno sobre el teatro evangelizador novohispano. Para cerrar, se...